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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Development and maintenance of National Highways are continuous process;
works taken up as per traffic density, inter se priority and availability of funds
The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways . About Rs. 2,480 Crores has been allocated at Budget Estimate  stage under Revenue head for Maintenance and Repair  of NHs during 2022-23. Apart from this, the Ministry has also allocated about Rs. 768 Crores so far during 2022-23, under Capital head, for Periodic Renewal  / Improvement of Riding Quality Programme  works on NHs which are also M&R works.
About Rs. 44.64 Crores has been allocated so far during 202223 for the State of Rajasthan for M&R of NHs entrusted with the State Government of Rajasthan. Apart from this, funds are also spent by National Highways Authority of India  for M&R of the NH stretches entrusted to them.
The details of M&R works sanctioned for NH-68 in the State of Rajasthan during current financial year is as follows: -
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Name of work sanctioned
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Duration of work 
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Sanctioned amount
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Crores)
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1.
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Overlay/ Strengthening of Gandhav Bridge to Gujarat
Border of NH-68
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6 month
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31.92
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2.
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Short term improvement and routine maintenance of
Jaisalmer to Barmer section of
NH-68
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3 Years
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17.30
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3.
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Short term improvement and routine maintenance of Barmer to Gandhav Bridge section of NH-
68
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3 Years
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26.57
Apart from this, scope of M&R works in km 123.410 to km 160.700 of NH-68 in Rajasthan is covered under Engineering Procurement Contract  of ongoing work.
The development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to time as per traffic density, inter-se priority and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.
Various types of M&R works taken up on NHs include Ordinary Repairs , Periodical Renewals , Special Repairs  and Flood Damage Repairs .
The M&R of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer  Concessions/ Operation and Maintenance  Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessionaires/ Contractors till the Defect Liability Period / the Concession Period.
M&R of balance stretches of NHs are carried out regularly as per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority and traffic density to keep such NHs in traffic worthy conditions.
The Officers of the Ministry and various Executing Agencies [viz. NHAI, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited  and Border Roads Organisation ] carry out regular assessments of conditions of NHs from time to time. Accordingly, further necessary actions are taken up for development and maintenance of the NHs as per inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Coal
Coal PSUs conduct recruitment drive in Mission Mode
CIL registers impressive growth of over 83% in appointments
In a significant step forward towards fulfilling the continuous commitment of Prime Minister to providing job opportunities for the youth and ensuring the welfare of citizens, Coal India Limited and NLCIL, under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal, have successfully pursued a recruitment drive in Mission Mode since July 2022. The status on targets and appointment letters issued by Coal India Limited and NLCIL under Mission Mode Recruitment as of August 21, 2023, shows noteworthy progress.
Coal India Limited, in its relentless pursuit of the Mission, has conducted recruitment drives in seven tranches. Coal India Limited  has issued a total of 7,268 appointment letters, surpassing the target of 3,969, representing an impressive growth of 83.11%. In August 2023, the target was 465, and a total of 574 appointment letters were issued.
NLC India Limited  has also exhibited exceptional commitment by issuing 528 appointment letters, surpassing the set target of 480 as on September 19, 2023, indicating a remarkable growth of 10%. In July 2023, NLCIL had a target of 75 and they outperformed by issuing 149 appointment letters.
This achievement underscores the government's commitment to empowering the youth and reflects the dedication of the Coal PSUs in nation-building. The recruitment drive act as a catalyst in employment generation and provide opportunities to the youth in shaping their bright future.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Public comments sought on draft Data protection bill
Recognizing the importance of data protection and keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology , Government of India constituted a Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Justice B N Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India.
The Committee of Experts on Data Protection has submitted its report and draft Personal Data Protection Bill, which are available on MeitY website URL: http://meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework
MeitY solicits comments of General Public on the report and Draft Personal Data Protection Bill by 10thSeptember, 2018.
The comments may be submitted at the Ministry portalwww.meity.gov.in
In exceptional cases, submissions by post may be sent to:
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
Room No. 4016, Electronics Niketan,
6 CGO Complex, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003.
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Ministry of Defence
Victory Flame Received At Kranti Maidan, Ponda, Goa
Mumbai, 15 September 2021
The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal was received with full military honour at Kranti Maidan, Ponda, Goa today during ceremony conducted by Army’s 6 Technical Training Regiment and 2 Signal Training Centre. The ceremony for felicitation of 1971 War Veterans was organised in presence of Shri Govind Gawde, Honourable Minister for Arts and Culture, Goa and prominent officers from the Civil Administration.
The Minister laid wreath at War Memorial to honour the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice during the 1971 war and presented mementoes to war veterans. During his address to the gathering, he exhorted citizens to come forward in support of the members of Armed forces, especially the veterans who deserve unconditional support and commitment.
The ceremony at Ponda was the last military function at Goa after which the Victory flame would be moving to its next destination before culmination of its journey at New Delhi on 16 December 21. It was a matter of great pride and honour for citizens of Goa who gathered to take part in this event.Defence PRO/CP/DR
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notifies Increase in Truck Axle Load
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a notification increasing permissible truck axle load.
As per the amended rules, the maximum safe axle weight of each axle type in relation to the transport vehicles , with regard to the size, nature and number of tyres would be as follows :
Maximum Safe Axle Weight
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Axle Type
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Maximum Safe Axle
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No.
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Weight
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1.
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Single Axle
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1.1
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Single Axle with single Tyre
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3.0 tonnes
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1.2
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Single Axle with two Tyres
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7.5 tonnes
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1.3
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Single Axle with four Tyres
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11.5 tonnes|
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Tandem Axles  (where the distance between two axles is less than
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1.8 Mtr.)
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2.1
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Tandem axle for rigid vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
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21 tonnes|
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2.2
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Tandem axle for Puller tractors for hydraulic and pneumatic trailers
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28.5 tonnes
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Tri–axles  (where the distance between outer axles is less than
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3 Mtr.)
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3.1
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Tri-axle for rigid vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
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27 tonnes|
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4.
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Axle Row  in Modular Hydraulic trailers
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18 tonnes
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|Note: If the vehicle is fitted with pneumatic suspension, 1 tonne extra load is permitted for each axle.
The amendment lays down that the gross vehicle weight  will not exceed the total permissible safe axle weight as above and in no case shall exceed-
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- 49 tonnes in case of rigid vehicles; and
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- 55 tonnes in case of semi-articulated trailers and truck-trailers except modular hydraulic trailers.
It further lays down that Modular hydraulic trailers can carry goods of indivisible nature of any load subject to the regulatory approvals as may be required.
Briefing correspondents about the decision in New Delhi yesterday Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said the decision to increase axle load was taken with a view to help in increasing the carrying capacity of goods transport vehicles and bring down logistics cost. He said the amendment will increase the carrying capacity of goods vehicles by about 20-25 % and lower logistics costs by about 2%. The Minister further said that while automobile technology and road construction quality have improved greatly over the years, the axle loads have remained the same since 1983 when they were last notified. There was a felt need to harmonize the axle load with international standards.
Shri Gadkari also said that overloading rules will be implemented very strictly. State governments are also being requested to enforce the provisions against overloading very strictly and not allow vehicles to move till the excess load has been removed.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Over 139 cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 78,190; lowest in 575 days
- Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.22%; Lowest since March 2020
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.40%; Highest since March 2020
- 6,906 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,42,01,966
- 6,317 new cases in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 79 days
- Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 38 days
- 66.74 cr Total Tests conducted so far
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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
National Seminar on "Emerging Trends in Public Architecture" - Year of Construction Technology
As a part of Nationwide Awareness Campaign during ongoing 'Construction Technology Year', Central Public Works Department is organizing a National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Public Architecture on September 18, 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Prime Minister had announced that April 2019 - March 2020 as the 'Year of Construction Technology' in a bid to increase the use of modern technologies in the construction sector. The seminar will facilitate knowledge sharing of the latest developments and capacity building in the field of Architecture design and planning in construction industry.
This Seminar will also give an opportunity to the participants to deliberate on latest developments and capacity building in the field of Architecture design and planning in construction industry. Setting benchmarks in the Construction Sector, CPWD will share its expertise and knowhow with the various Engineering Departments, builders and private agencies participating in the Seminar.
The Seminar will be inaugurated by Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the presence of Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Shri Prabhakar Singh, Director General, CPWD. A press conference by DG, CPWD will follow thereafter.
Prime Minister's Office
Korean Embassy in India shares Naatu Naatu dance cover from RRR movie
PM calls it lively and adorable team effort
The Korean Embassy in India has shared Naatu Naatu dance cover from RRR movie. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called it lively and adorable team effort.
In response to a tweet by Korean Embassy in India, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Lively and adorable team effort. ”
Ministry of Defence
SOUTHERN STAR AWWA CONDUCTS MEGA EVENTS TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Mega event were held at Pune on the occasion of International Women's Day. Ex-officio Regional President AWWA Mrs Subeena Arora alongwith women from all walks of life attended the event. The highlights of the event were, an exhilarating presentation of her life journey by Padma Shri Ms Shital Mahajan, the renowned eight times world record holder in women sky diving. She has not only jumped from all the continents but also the North & South poles. This was followed by the immensely captivating and scintillating classical dance performances by Dr Smt Sucheta Bhide Chapekar's, Kalavardhini troupe. The world renowned Dr Smt Sucheta Bhide Chapekar is a classical dancer holding a PhD from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts. Besides these a wide range of handicraft display by AWWA entrepreneurs was a hit with the audience. The event concluded with the felicitation of our esteemed Veer Naris.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Setting up a Central Research Institute in Kalahandi for Soyabean
The Kalahandi district of Odisha produces Soybean on a very limited scale. The ICAR has established a national level research Institute on Soybean in 1987 namely, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore  to conduct basic and strategic research on the crop. Besides this, ICAR is also implementing an All India Coordinated Research Project  on Soybean since 1967 in association with the State Agricultural Universities  to develop location-specific high yielding varieties and production technologies required to increase Soybean production in the country. The ICAR-AICRP on Soybean has one voluntary center at Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station, Bhawanipatna  under the Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar. This station is undertaking need-based and location-specific research on Soybean for hot & moist sub-humid climate of Odisha comprising of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM praises inauguration of Millet Cafe at AIIMS Rishikesh
The Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi has praised the inauguration of Millet Cafe at AIIMS Rishikesh.
The Prime Minister replied to a tweet by the Union Minister, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar
"Good way to popularise Shree Anna in a premises which is connected to health and wellness."
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
THE FIRST EVER COAL EXPORT MOVEMENT BARGE SAILED OUT TODAY FROM NSD FOR BANGLADESH
Kolkata, 2th July, 2021
First ever Indian Coal Export Movement from Netaji Subhas Dock  of SMP Kolkata to Bangladesh has commenced on 2nd July, 2021. The Coal is sourced from Dhanbad and going to be exported to Rampal Power Station, Khulna in Bangladesh. This power station was set up by Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited which is joint venture between India's NTPC and Bangladesh Power Development Board.
The first rake of coal about 4000 Tonnes expected to be unloaded at KPD and dispatched to The Captive jetty of the power plant . The exporter of Coal is Godavari Commodities and It’s handled end to end by ZS logistics. Near about 20000 T of Indian Coal will be send from SMP Kolkata to Bangladesh per month.
On this significant moment, Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata stated that SMP Kolkata has been declared a hub of Bangladesh for Coal & IWT traffic with various incentives. As a result, Bulk traffic to Bangladesh such Rice Exports, Sponge Iron Exports, Fly Ash and Coal has now reached about 7 lakh Tons a year.
CG/CB/...
1. Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata inaugurated first ever Indian Coal Export Movement from Netaji Subhas Dock  of SMP Kolkata to Bangladesh on 2nd July, 2021
2. Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata started the journey of first rake of coal about 4000 Tonnes Movement from Netaji Subhas Dock  of SMP Kolkata to Bangladesh on 2nd July, 2021
3. Coal is loaded for Rampal Power Station, Khulna in Bangladesh.
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Ministry of Finance
Signing of Bilateral Agreement for Exchange of Country-by-Country  Reports between India and the USA
Sub-section  of Section 286 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 requires that a constituent entity of an international group, resident in India, other than a parent entity or an alternate reporting entity of an international group, resident in India, shall furnish the Country-by-Country  Report in respect of the said international Group for a reporting accounting year within the period as may be prescribed, if the parent entity of the said International Group is resident of a country or territory,—
Ø where the parent entity is not obligated to file the CbC Report;
Ø with which India does not have an agreement providing for exchange of the CbC Report; or
Ø where there has been a systemic failure of the country or territory and the said failure has been intimated by the prescribed authority to such constituent entity.
Vide Notification in GSR 1217  dated 18th December, 2018 with effect from 18th December, 2018, amendments to the Income-tax Rules. 1962  have been carried out to provide that the period for furnishing of the CbC report  shall be twelve months from the end of the reporting accounting year.
Further, vide Circular No.9/2018, dated 26th December, 2018, CBDT as a one-time measure, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Act, extended the period for furnishing of the CbC Report  in respect of reporting accounting years ending on or before 28th February, 2018 up to 31st March, 2019.
The absence of an Agreement between India and USA till now entailed a possibility of local filing of CbC Reports in India. However, a Bilateral Competent Authority Arrangement, along with an underlying Inter-Governmental Agreement, for exchange of CbC Reports between India and the USA has now been finalized and will be signed on or before 31st March, 2019. This would enable both the countries to exchange CbC Reports filed by the ultimate parent entities of International Groups in the respective jurisdictions, pertaining to the financial years commencing on or after 1st January, 2016. As a result, Indian constituent entities of international groups headquartered in USA, who have already filed CbC Reports in the USA, would not be required to do local filing of the CbC Reports of their international groups in India.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Khadi’s Global Popularity Attracts Foreign Ambassadors to Khadi India Pavilion at IITF
Ambassadors Appreciates Diversity of Khadi Fabric
Khadi’s soaring global popularity grabbed the attention of the Thailand Ambassador to India, H.E. Ms. Pattarat Hongtong, and Oman Ambassador to India Mr. Issa Alshibani who visited the Khadi India Pavilion at the 41st India International Trade Fair-2022, on Friday. Ambassadors lauded the global popularity of Khadi and clicked selfies with the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the selfie point in Khadi pavilion. He was received by Shri Sanjeev Poswal, Director , Khadi and Village Industries Commission. Both the Ambassadors appreciated the sheer variety of products at the Khadi India Pavilion and the exquisite craftsmanship of Khadi artisans.
Ambassadors saw the live demonstration of yarn spinning on charkha, clay pottery making, Incense sticks  and handmade paper making while he also visited several other stalls displaying the finest handcrafted Khadi fabric, readymade garments, handmade jewellery, herbal health care products and a wide range of village industry products.
“I congratulate Khadi and Village Industries Commission for setting up such a grand Khadi India pavilion at IITF that has given Khadi artisans a big platform to sell their products. Khadi strikes a special chord between India and Thailand and the two countries would work out ways to come together in promoting Khadi across the world,” the Thai Ambassador said.
MP, Ranchi also visited the Khadi Pavilion. Shri Sanjay Seth, MP, Ranchi visited the Khadi Pavilion and saw the Khadi products and clicked selfie with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Selfie Point also.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS
Indian Army celebrated the 100th anniversary of the raising of Army Educational Corps  on 01 June 2021. On this occasion, Maj Gen Devesh Gaur, Additional Director General Army Education and Colonel Commandant, AEC laid wreath at the National War Memorial on behalf of all ranks of the Army.
History of the AEC dates back to 1921 when the mass scale of illiteracy amongst the Indian soldiers were prevalent. Since then, many remarkable developments have seen AEC grow over the years adapting seamlessly to the rapid growth of education and technology as also the organisational needs.
The Corps is rendering yeoman service in conduct of Map Reading training, Academic training at Pre-Commission Training Academies, capability development in foreign languages, Military Music, handling of Right to Information cases and shaping young minds in various Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools. Implementation of informal educational programmes like IGNOU Army Education Project  and NIOS Education Project for Indian Army  to ensure continuing education for personnels, wards and dependents are other notable initiatives undertaken by the Corps. As the field of knowledge and education expands aligning itself to the technology advancement, the Army Educational Corps is prepared to meet the emerging challenges and the organisational needs in time to come.
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